Friction-operated dasher for churns.



G. A. PEWELL.

FRICTION OPERATED DASHER FOR GHURNS.

APPLICATION FILED 0GT.26, 1910.

Patented Dec. 20, 1910.

W1 TNESSES Af/amey CICERQALEXANDER FEWELL, 0F GLENWOOD ARKANSAS.

FRICTION-OPERATED DASHIER FOR CHURNS.

Specification of lLetters Patent.

Patented Dec. 20, 1910:

Application filed 0ctober26, 1910. Serial at. 589,164.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Cronao A. FEWELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Glenwood, in the county of Pike and State of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Friction-Operated Dashers for Churns; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accom anying drawings, and to the letters and gures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in friction operated dasher apparatus for churns and comprises a simple and eflicient device of this nature having various details of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a churning apparatus made in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view on line 22 of Fig. l, and Fig. 3 is a section on line 33 of Fig. 1.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates the base of the apparatus which may be a board or other object and hinged thereto are the upright bars B which are curved toward each other at locations, designated by letters I), and have upright portions parallel to each other which, at the points E, are bent at angles toward each other. Each of the upper inwardly bent ends is apertured to form a bearing for the upper portion of a vertically disposed rotatable shaft H having dasher wings I thereon. A bolt K is passed through registering apertures 1n the upright bars B and has a thumb nut K upon the threaded end thereof and 1nterposed between said nut and one of the bars B is a coiled spring 0 adapted to bear frictionally intermediate the nut and the bar. By the provision of said bolt, the two bars B may be adjusted different distances relative to each other for the purpose of increasing or decreasing the frictional action of the apparatus.

Eye bolts, designated by letters R, pass through the bars B and the eyes of said bolts serve as bearings for the dasher shafts H. Nuts R upon the bolts R upon either side of the bars B serve as means. for adjusting said bolts R longitudinally to brin the dashers nearer to or farther from eac other.

In the drawings the dashers are shown as havin wings which are alternately arrange one to another and ada ted, without interference, to rotate in t e manner shown. I

Abar Q has apertures to receive the shank portion of one of the eyebolts R and also the bolt K and its up or end is bent upon itself and is ap'ertured to form a bearing for one end of the axle S, which axle is also ournaled in an a erture in the shank ortion of the bar A disk T is fixe .to said axle and has a crank handle T for rotating the same. J

Friction wheels or rollers, designated by letters J, are fixed to the upper ends of the two dasher shafts and are ada ted to frictionally engage the opposite aces of the disk, the 1261181011 of said rollers or wheels against the disks being regulated by thethumb screwK'. Said friction rollers are preferably covered with paper or other fab-- ric suitable for the purpose for which they are intended.

By the provision of a frictionally dperated dasher apparatus for churns as shown and described, it will be noted that a simple and efficient device is afforded which may be applied to churns of different sizes. The dashers being laced in the churn resting upon the plat orm, the upright bars may be connected to the latter and, when desired, the frame of the apparatus may be'thrown back to a horizontal position by reason of the hinged connection with the platform.

What I claim to be new is p 1. A friction actuated dasher apparatus for churns comprising an upright frame, dasher shafts joiirnaled therein, friction rollers fixed to said shafts, a rotatable friction disk movable between the friction wheels, means for adjusting the latter, and means for .moving the dashers upon the shafts toward or away from each other.

2. A friction actuated dasher apparatus for churns comprising upright bars, their innerends forming bearings, eyebolts carried by said bars, dasher shafts having bearings in apertures in said bars and said eye.

bolts, the latter being adjustable, friction rollers fixed to said shafts, a friction disk rotatable hctween the friction rollers, andmeans for adjusting said rollers to increase or diminish the friction intermediate the rollers and disk.

A friction actuated dasher apparatus it'or clnnfns comprising upright bars, their inner ends tornnng hearings, eye bolts carried by said hers, dasher shafts having bearings'in apertures in said barsand said eye bolts, the latter being adjiistable, friction rollers fixed to said shafts, a friction disk rotatable between the friction rollers, 'a bolt passing through upright portions of the frame, a threaded nut upon the some, a spring interposed between the nut and. frame and serving to regulate the friction rollers.

and the apertures in the inwardly turned 25 ends of the bars, friction rollers fixed one to each shaft, a bar having a bowed portion and an axle journaled in the latter, friction disks fixed to said axle and a. crank for rotating the disk.

In testimony whereof I hereunto eflix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

CICERO ALEXANDER FEWELL. \Vitnesses I JOHN J. HUGHES, B. P. TnnAsI-I. 

